To qualify for this honor, bulls must meet a specified type level for Total Performance IndexSM (TPISM), have a minimum Reliability of 90 percent for their Fat and Type genetic evaluations and be free of all recognized genetic defects. This award is only given to about 25 Holstein sires each year, putting these four sires in elite company.

WATSON hails from the same family as OBSERVER and transmits several of the same traits. With high NM$ (+611), CM$ (+723) and GTPI (+2109), WATSON sires offspring that are the total package. His daughters produce milk that is high for components (+.17% Fat, +.08% Protein) and low in Somatic Cell Score (SCS) (2.56). With high semen fertility (+2.6 Sire Conception Rate) he has earned the Superior Settler™ designation. WATSON is a Calving Ease (6.8% DBH) and FeedPRO sire that is available in gender SELECTed™ semen.

MCNUGGETS is also siring the profit-making kind with outstanding NM$ (+660), CM$ (+624), FM$ (+672) and GTPI (+2105). His exceptional health and fitness traits (2.48 SCS, +6.6 PL, +0.8 Daughter Pregnancy Rate) earn him the HealthMark designation. As a Superior Settler, he is a perfect choice when high fertility is the goal for your breeding program.

Although no longer a member of Select Sires’ active lineup, BRONCO’s influence can still be seen today. His maternal brother, 7HO10277 End-Road Bolton BRANCH-ET (EX-94) was an August 2013 graduate. A member of the same graduating class, 7HO10502 Touchdown Planet BACON-ET is a 7HO8081 Ensenada Taboo PLANET-ET (EX-90-GM) son of BRONCO’s maternal sister.

Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc., is North America’s largest A.I. organization and is comprised of nine farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying dairy and beef producers with North America’s best genetics at a reasonable price.